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C ' Pre-reading Handout 1. What is the title of the chapter? Co v V o 2. Read the introduction. List the two topics you are most excited to leam about in this chapter. Ccr\ i u \on c \ Cor\ven oo 3. Sketch the raphic or anizer in the space below. 4. List the he dings for each section in the chapter. HZ / <y\c* A.cL 14. Xv fcov'u ) CccasV Vi Co rivr +No -r 7 J > c \ \5 ro car> 4.n L '. j Po Jtr : CAca.dsS cv c\ & ce.i> 5. Look at the pictures in the chapter. Select the one you find most interesting. Write one sentence that explains how you think the picture relates to the chapter. TVaC pv Y e ct <L i o i U. 3 b nckit o govj JCr 6. Read the chapter summary. Write one sentence that explains what you think the main idea of the chapter is. I i) cjko-p\&c A W kot -f a\ - c Vc. krmek 'r. r c\/ O A As ovi r e V.
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ReadWorks The Three Branches of Government The Three Branches of Go ernment Susan LaBella The United States Constitution was written over two hundred years ago. It explains how the United States government should work. The people who wrote the Constitution did not want one person or group to have too much power. That was why they divided the government into three parts known as branches. The branches are the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. Each branch has its own responsibilities. The branches work together, but they also check each other to make sure no branch has too much power. The legislative branch includes the United States Congress. Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Voters in each state elect their representation in the House and their senators. Those men and women o to Washington, D.C., to make laws. The executive branch has the power to carry out the laws. It includes the president, the vice president, and their group of advisers called the cabinet. Every four years, Americans vote to elect a president and a vice president. The judicial branch decides on the meanings of the laws and whether laws break the rules of the Constitution. This branch includes the United States Supreme Court. Nine justices serve on the Supreme Court. The president appoints the justices, and the Senate approves them. The justices7 job is to decide if the country s laws go against the Constitution. R s fl\j /! f%rtt THE SOLUTION TO READING COMPREHENSION a is 2 2015 ReadWortts, Inc, All rights reserved.
ReadWor s Questions The Three Branches of Government Name; Date: 1. What are the three branches of the U.S. government? A the president, the House of Representatives, and the Senate B Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Senate C legislative, executive, and judicial 2. This article describes the three branches of government and their responsibilities. Which branch does it describe first? A the executive branch B the judicial branch C the legislative branch 3. Read these sentences from the text. "The people who wrote the Constitution'did not want one person or group to have too much power. That was why they divided the government into three parts, known as branches," What can you conclude based on this evidence? The three branches of the government do not have the same amount of power. B The people who wrote the Constitution wanted every American to help make laws. C The people who wrote the Constitution did not want to have just one branch of government. 4. Which is an example of how one branch of government can be affected by the other branches? Voters in each state elect their representation in the House and their senators to go to Congress. B Justices on the Supreme Court are appointed by the president and approved by the Senate. C The executive branch includes the president, the vice president, and the cabinet. f n THE s0l!j f0 70 reading comprehension I h e B 2015 ReadWorks, Inc Al! rights reserved 1
RsadWorks Questions The Three Branches of Government 5. What is the main idea of this article? A The U.S. Constitution says that the country must have a Congress, a Supreme Court, and a president. B The judicial branch decides on the meanings of the laws and whether laws break the rules of the U.S. Constitution. C The U.S. Constitution is the law of the land, and it lays out rules for the government and rights for the American people. 6. Read these sentences from the text. "The United States Constitution was written over two hundred years ago. It explains how the United States government should work. The people who wrote the Constitution did not want one person or group to have too much power. That was why they divided the government into three parts, known as branches." Why does the author begin this article by talking about the U.S. Constitution? A to giv the reader background information about why there are three branches of government B to explain to the reader hy the U.S. Constitution is the most important piece of writing in history C to help the reader learn more about the history of the United States 7. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. The leg slative branch of government has the power to make laws, the executive branch carries those laws out. A so B because C but Read orks.org THE SOLUTION TO READING COMPREHENSION 2015 ReadWorks, Inc All righis reserved 2
ReadWorks Questions The Three Branches of Government 8. Why did the people who wrote the Constitution divide the government into three branches? 9. How do Supreme Court justices get their jobs? 10. Do the three branches of government have to work together for the government to be successful? Why or why not? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. Read or s.org THE SOLUTiOM TO READING COMPREHENSION 2015 ReadWorks,!nc All rights reserved 3
The Three Branc es.. (sung to the tune of Twinkle TwinMe ttle Le-gis-l -tive makes the laws. Jivdi-cial iivtewprets laws. The ex-ec- -tive branch is the branch that car-lies out the laws Checks and b l-an-ces help too lim-it-mg pow-ers they do.
Monthly At Home" Reading Logs You are expected to read at least 25 minutes a day. This is your time to read a book, magazine, or newspaper to your liking. You are to document the minutes you read for each specific day with your parent s initialing alongside the weekly totals. I know there will be days in which you will not be able to read, if this may be the case, then double up on a day where you have more spare time. I do not expect you to read every night, but, if possible, go for it! Do not procrastinate and wait until the last week of the month or that last day of the month for that matter. Space out your time and use it wisely. For those of you that love to read, this will be easy for you. For those of you that don't read for pleasure, again, value the time you have and pick up a good book and read it! Although every month is different in terms of how many days there are, I expect you to read at least a total of 750 minutes (12.5 hours) for each month. The month may have 28 days or 31 days; each month will be calculated as if they all had 30 days. On the back of your monthly reading log please list the title and author of each reading piece you chose to read. You only have to write the title one time only if it is a continuous read over the course of several days. Write B for book, M for magazine, and N for newspaper in the spaces provided so I can see the different types of resources you chose. Provide a brief paragraph answering the questions and list some new vocabulary words you came across during your reading. Happy Reading!
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Weekly Totals 11 Start Reading! 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 READING LOG DUE! September Reading Goal: Total number of minutes read for September:./ 600 0-349 minutes = Not Yet Approaching the Standard 350-424 minutes = Approaching the Standard 425 or Greater minutes =Meeting the Standard Student Signature Parent Signature Date
My At Home Reading List for the Month B, M, N TITLE AUTHOR B = book, M = magazine, N = newspaper How do you feel you did as a reader this month? Did you meet your reading goal you set for yourself? Why or why not? Where did most of your reading take place? What type of goal do you want to set for yourself during the next month? Respond in paragraph form. New vocabulary (at least 2) I learned from my reading along with its definition: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.